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Diversity Spotlight: Jessica R. LoPresti, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

LoPresti , licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Tahirah Abdullah-Swain , as co-founders of Black Advocacy, Resistance, and Empowerment Mental Health and Wellness (BAREMHW). The post Diversity Spotlight: Jessica R.

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?NASW Member Voices: Supreme Courts Ends Affirmative Action. What are the Implications?

Social Work Blog

President and Fellows of Harvard College that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. More directly, the ruling forbids all colleges and universities in the United States from taking race into consideration when admitting students.

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Realm of the Dead - Using Art in Social Work Education and Practice

Michigan Social Work

Born and raised in Brazil, Pinto , a professor and associate dean for research and innovation at the University of Michigan School of Social Work , found a way through the visual and performing arts to confront a painful past, find peace and forgiveness.

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Natasha A. Stapleton, MSW ’16

University of Connecticut

Stapleton is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, class of 2016. Through these various roles, Natasha has a voice in advocating for the equitable practices for diverse students across the school, within curriculum and activities that are provided at the school.

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Anton Grizzle – 2015 Frontline programme fellow

The Frontline

Anton Grizzle started the Frontline programme in 2015 as a recent graduate and currently works in advocacy for children and young people. He’s a social worker who models empathy and being child focused, with a real passion for advocacy. I’ve always been very interested in people, and particularly how families function.

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Anton Grizzle – 2015 Frontline programme fellow

The Frontline

Anton Grizzle started the Frontline programme in 2015 as a recent graduate and currently works in advocacy for children and young people. He’s a social worker who models empathy and being child focused, with a real passion for advocacy. I’ve always been very interested in people, and particularly how families function.

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

The topic connects to diversity in allowing participants to attend to the diverse background of their clients in the specific questions that are utilized, as well as specific ideas in how to ask the questions, (e.g. language, non-verbal communication, vocal tone). language, non-verbal communication, vocal tone).